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N. VAN PO1'NDEXTER. RAIL 10mm APPLICATION FILED MAB- T. 1911 Patented Oct. 30, 1917.

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ATTORNEY l N. VAN POlNDEXTER.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR-7.19M-

Patented Oct. 30; 1917.

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nnnvnvm romnnxzrnn, mm was-TH cn'nonxn gf I BeitknOW-n that LNnnv'n VAN P oIiio x of N orthCarolina, ,have invented new and useful Im rovernentsin. Rail-Joints, of which thefgllowing-is a. specification.

' This invention relates to rail joints and ribed, and claimed; I m An ob'ect of. the invention is to provide i r i l jfqint of simple and durable'structure m ush tithe strain to which the joint issub:

jfi tfi w lt 20. I "In one form-cf the inventionthe structure mlvdesam i n which r p'mfi n. thi'ren' ,Wjth'r endton (is-the tongue-g nej*ra'i1;section-adapts -to fit snugly" m the recess of the next adjacent rail'section and vice versa. Thesaid tongues end -recesses are, provided' with beveled side walls end engaging enlargements which hold the reilfsections against movement transversely and longitudinally with role} tion to; each other. Securing" bolts ass through -the said tongues 'and bear agemstthe side portions of the adjacent rail sections whereby the arts are held in proper po- -sition with re ation to each-other.

tongue and etits opposite end with u rece$. 'lhe tongue of one mil section is-adepted-to fit snugly in the recessof the edj acent rail section-and these tongues and rail recesses are rovided with enlargements and con-- verging side walls and in the. last mentionedstructure securing bolts are also em- -ployd.

- In the amomp'any-"ing drawing z Figure. l is a side. elevation of the rail joint; v Fig, 2 is'a similar view .with. parts in section; I

adecent ends of the nu gseetions;

,ig. 5 is a transverse sectional view of the rail joint taken on the line 55 of I o 'nmqtm .'0 9 /'Specince tion ofLettiers ran-m,

o all uzhom 'it may concern." r i a citizen of the United States, residing t Elkin, :in the countyof Surry andStete onsists';.in the novel features hereinefterlIihQI'Bby thQ-E saidsections are restrained 1 In another form -.0f-the invention each mil section is provided at one'end Wlth a.

Figs. 3 4 are views of the F ig.. (Sis 5 similar view tsi-ken-on-the me 6-6 of Fig; 2.; 1 f v Fig. 7 is e sideelevation of'aiino'dified, forni of thei'ziil joint; Fig.- 8 is, a ti ansverse sectional view '01 the 'foi'in'of rail jointns shown in Fig.17.

In the' form of theginvention as illustrated iniFl'gs'. -1 to .6 inclusive, the rail joint-fcomprises rail'sect-ions; 1 and .2 which ere'proridecl altntheir-b zises with usual flanges and I -'at their upper, portions withjusual heads. '65 The railflsfec'tion l is provided at its end 'jand "atits'up'per' portion .with a'tongue '3 having converging'side Wells. .The tongue 3-.i s'D 1.0

vided at'itsend with a con-e shaped enlar'ge- -mcnt"4., The rail-section 2-is prolvridediat its end and the" vicinityiof-itslipl qlidgfl' v with a recessb having" converging sidewalls and Which is adapted to. snuglyreceive-the;

; tong'ue 3( 'of the section 1. The is, providedat its inner end witheconesheped enlargement 6' adapted to receive the largement' .ofthe tongue 3.; passes transversely through the enlergem v 4 and-is providedet one e hd with -a. which bears against the sldeio'f the enlargement and at'its'other end with e'niit and; washer which operate against theiside of'the rail section 2 as best shownrin Fi' 2; of the drawing; The-rail section? is vided'etits end and in theVicinityo' lower (19,1 1 with e tongue having convent a ing side walls-and provided at its-end gvvit a cone'sha-ped enlargement 9;? The rail sec- 'tion' 1 is provided with a recess lo hevin'g converging side walls andpro'vide'd' 'htits 'inner end with a cone shaped-enlargement 11 adapted to receive the-enlargement 9 of the. tongue 8. A bolt 12passes throughthe I enlargement 9 and issecured in position in: Y a manner as described in conjunction with the bolt T.- The broader face of the tongue 8 -up0 !'1 the rail section 2 is at the opposite side of the said rail section from the broader face oi the. enlargement 3 u on the rail section 1 consequently 'inor er to assemblei the rail section it is necemry to swing one of the rail sections with'relation to the other whereby the tongues 3 and 8 may be inserted in their respective recesses and the enlarge ments 4 and 9 positioned in the enlargement of the said recesses. v

In the form of theinvention as illustrated inFigs'. 7 and 8,'"the rail sections 1 and 2' i are of 'the samegeneral configurationas-the 1; real seetions 1 and 2 hereinbefor'e des'cribed. fThe rail section 1' .is provided at its/end oi-the recess V 13;

with a recess 13 having converging side walls and wh ich at. its innerend is prov ded witha cone shaped enlargement 14. The

rail section 2- is provided atits "end with a tongue 15 having converging s de walls and adaptetl tofitsnug-ly within the recess 13' .and the, said tongue 15 is provided at its ehd"with a cone shaped enlargement 16- adapted to fit snugl'y'in the enlargement 14.

that described in conjunction withthe'bolt 7.

jtongue'15 and the e To assemhlethe rail sections 1' and 2 it .is not necessary to swing one section fwith relation to the other but-the said-rail sec.- tionsmay be movedlaterally with relation to each; other when Yarallehwhereby the n argement 16 thereof are 'insertedjn the recess 13, and the en provided and-that when the rail sections are lar' ementll thereof, r

' n hothjiforms ofthe invention it will be seen thatslrhple and durable-structures are eonneoted-with'each other, the surfacespf the tongues "and. the-grooves bear-against I securing: bolts :aIZe relievedof muehof the strain when the rail each other iwhe'rebj the sections are in use.

. having converging A bolt 1? passes trans-1 v.versely through the enlargement 15- and secured in nosition' in a'manner siinilarto verging toward each other, I

sectlon being'p'rovid'ed at its end with a recess and a tongue adapted to engage the mupoe 1 Having described. the invention tvhat is claimed is 1.- A ral'l Joint comprlslnga rail section converging walls and havving at its inner end passing through the enlargement of the tongue a cone shaped enlargement, a second rail' 2". A rail joint. comprising rail ..sections i one ofwhich is provided at itsiend and in the vicinity of lt-S topside with1a recess "haVingconverg-ing side -'wal ls and provided at'its innerendi'with merit said rail section also ment, the side walls of the said tongue conthe other rail firstm'entiofied recess and. tongue, and bolts passing transversely through the enlarge-j ments'of the tongues.

In testimonywhereof I aflix' my signature.

' NERVE VAN POINDEXTER.

50 a cone shapedienlarge- 5 7 having at its .end an'd'below thefsaid recess a tongue'pro- 'videdatits end with a cone-shaped enlarge" "35 having at each end a recessprovided w1th-- 

